In the social research world, it's fairly standard practice [0] but not universally accepted to capitalize one and not the other. With an opposing point of view

In the social research world, it's fairly standard practice [0] but not universally accepted to capitalize one and not the other. With an opposing point of view, the National Association of Black Journalists believes that all races should be capitalized.[1] [0] https://www.cjr.org/analysis/capital-b-black-styleguide.php https://www.cjr.org/analysis/capital-b-black-styleguide.php [1] https://www.nabj.org/page/styleguide https://www.nabj.org/page/styleguide